Vehicle-wheel.



No. 852,668. PATENTED MAY 7, 1907'. L. P. MARSAL & R. W. BAKER.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 8, 1906.

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UNITED STTES ATEN'I OFFIOE.

LOUIS P. MARSAL AND RICHARD W. BAKER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

VEHICLE=-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent;

Patented May '7, 1907..

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, LoUIs P. MARsAL and RICHARD 1V. BAKER, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVehicle-Wheels; and we do declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and'use the same.

Our invention relates to improvements in vehicle wheels, and theimprovement consists in a wheel more especially adapted for juvenilevehicles of the self propelling kind, such as tricycles, automobiles,and the like, all substantially as shown and described and particularlypointed out in the claims.

Ourimproved construction is designed to be both light and strong withthe fewest possible number of parts to make a well finished wheel andespecially a drive wheel for juve nile vehicles. I

In developing this invention we have also aimed to produce the simplestconstruction consistent with serviceability and have thereby gained inlowering the cost of production.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a cross sectional view of thewheel with the hub partly sectioned away and showing the same mountedand connected with a vehicle axle. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line:20, as, Fig. 1 showing the various locking parts of the wheel and axlein their assembled relation. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the axlebearing sleeve 'of the wheel and its flanged rings, showing one ring asmounted thereon at one end and the other ring removed and alone oppositethe other end. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the wheel hub barrelalone with all other parts removed. Fig. 5 1s a perspective view of thetoothed locking disk for uniting the wheel hub and axle, and Fig. 6 is aperspective view of the locking cap for confining the spokes in placeupon the hub.

WVheel 2 comprises the usual rim 3 of any preferred form and hub 4united with said rim 2 by wire spokes 5. One piece of wire forms twospokes as said wire is bent midway between its ends to provide twodiverging stems with a middle connecting portion 6 slightly curved toconform to the inner curvature of the hub barrel 7. There are six spokes5 radiating from each end of barrel 7 making twelve in all, and eachspoke 5 extends from its connecting portion 6 through slots 8 in theends of barrel 7 and the free end of each spoke is secured or riveted toits proper place on rim 2.

Barrel 7 is provided with an inner tubular bearing 9 of smaller diameterthan said barrel, and flanged rings or washers 10 are sleeved over theends of bearing 9 and abut against annular beads 11 formed therein atthe proper distance from the ends thereof to bring said rings 10approximately opposite the base of slots 8 and whereby connectingportions 6 of the spokes 5 will lie in close abutting relation theretoand be snugly confined by three several walls formed by the partsdescribed. A forced fit between barrel 7, rings 10 and tubular bearing 9is made to provide a rigid structure adapted to sleeve over axle end 12either to rotate thereon or to rotate therewith as may be desired. Iffree rotation of the hub upon the axle is desired there is only oneadditional member to be provided for each end of barrel 7 whichcomprises a cap 14 having a notched flange 15-, and this cap is forcedupon the ends of the hub barrel 7 to complete the locking of spokes 5 inplace upon said barrel and also to confine said parts and close the endsagainst admission of dirt and dust. Caps 14 have a central openingthrough which axle 12 projects and a nut 16 on the threaded end of axle12 confines the hub and wheel upon the axle. The other side of the hubabuts as usual against the axle support or bearing 17 which is attachedto or forms part of the vehicle frame, not otherwise shown.

In a power driven vehicle of the juvenile class it is customary to haveone wheel free and the other wheel united with the driving axle, and inthis event we employ an addi tional member for locking one of the wheelhubs upon the shaft so that it may be driven thereby, and this lockingmember consists of a washer or disk 18 provided with a series of teethor projections 19, six in number, which are adapted to fit closelybetween the sides of slots 8 at the outer end of hub barrel 7 when saidmember is sleeved over axle 12 and brought to bear against the end oftubular bearing 9. Hub barrel 7 is slightly longer than tubular bearing9 so that looking member 18 may abut against said bearing and also comewithin the ends of barrel 7 to engage the sides of slots 8. Cap 14 isfree to slip over locking member 18 and sleeve over the barrel end andengage spokes 5 and serves to hold said member in place as set. Tocompletelthe connection between the parts, axle end 12 has flattenedportions 20 and disk or washer 18 has a central elongated opening 21conforming to the cross sectional shape of this portion of the axle end.Thus, when said member 18 is sleeved upon the axle end and engaged withthe slotted end of barrel 7 said parts are united to rotate together. Itis designed that the force fit between cap 14 and barrel 7 will besufficient to hold said parts togethereven though nut 16 should bedisplaced and the wheel should accidentally come off.

What we claim is 1. A hub for a vehicle wheel consisting of an outerbarrel and an inner tubular bearing, separating rings between saidbarrel and hearing at their ends, and caps on the ends of the barrel,said caps and ends of the barrel having corresponding notches, incombination with spokes for the wheel confined within said notches bysaid caps.

2. A vehicle wheel comprising the rim, spokes and hub, said hubconsisting of an outer barrel having notches at its ends for saidspokes, an inner tubular bearing for the axle having annular beads backfrom its ends, flanged separating rings sleeved upon the ends of saidbearing and abutting against said beads and adapted to fit closelywithin said barrel, and caps having notched flanges adapted to sleeveover said barrel ends to en gage the spokes and close said sides.

A vehicle wheel comprising the rim, spokes and hub, said hub consistingof an outer barrel having notches in its ends, an

inner tubular bearing for the axle, and separating rings mounted uponsaid bearing within said barrel, in combination with the vehicle axleand a locking member adapted to unite said barrel and axle to rotatetogether said axle constructed to lock rotarily in said locking member.

1. A wheel having a hub comprising an outer barrel with notched ends andan inner tubular bearing of shorter length than said barrel, separatingrings sleeved upon the ends of said bearing and engaged with the barrel,spokes for the wheel engaged with the notched ends of said barrel andwith said rings, and caps for said barrel ends, in combination with thewheel I axle and a toothed member sleeved and locked upon said axle andadapted to lock with the notched end of said barrel.

5. A vehicle wheel having a hub comprising a barrel with open notches atboth ends, an inner tubular bearing of less length than said barrel,flanged rings sleeved upon the ends of said barrel and stops to fix theposition of said rings in respect to said barrel notches and the ends ofsaid tubular bearing, twin spokes having a cross connection adapted tofit within the confining walls of the barrel and said rings and bearing,notched caps fitted upon the said barrel ends adapted to engage thespokes, and a toothed disk adapted to fit against said tubular bearingand within said barrel and engaged with the notched ends of the latter,in combination ivitlh the axle having locking portions for said is r.

In testimony whereof We sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

LOUIS P. MARSAL. RICHARD W. BAKER.

Witnesses:

R. B. MOSER, C. A. SELL.

